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119-hr-1028119th CongressWALLET

Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]

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Summary

Biological sex-based eligibility: bans male-sex individuals from female amateur competitions. The bill would add reproductive-system-based definitions of 'female', 'male', and 'sex' to Title 36 and would prohibit a person whose sex is male from participating in competitions designated for females, women, or girls.

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  • Female athletes: It would narrow who can compete in female-designated amateur events by tying eligibility to reproductive-system definitions of sex.
  • Transgender and intersex athletes: People whose sex is defined as male under the bill would be barred from female competitions, with the definitions referencing developmental or genetic anomalies.
  • Amateur sports organizations: Governing bodies would follow new statutory definitions when setting eligibility rules for amateur competitions.

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Ban on male athletes in women's sports

This bill would add definitions of female, male, and sex to the federal amateur sports rules. It would define female and male by reproductive roles and include a clause about people who "would have" produced eggs or sperm but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident. The bill would bar a person whose sex is male from competing in amateur athletic events designated for females, women, or girls. Organizers of female-designated amateur competitions would have to apply these definitions to decide who can compete, and the rule would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]

FL • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]

    UT • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]

    IL • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]

    WY • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]

    ID • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]

    AZ • R

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  • Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8]

    IN • R

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  • Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]

    IL • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]

    WI • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

  • Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]

    IA • R

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  • Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]

    IA • R

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  • Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 2/6/2025

  • Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]

    SD • R

    Sponsored 2/6/2025

  • Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 2/6/2025

  • Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 2/7/2025

  • Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/14/2025

  • Rep. James, John [R-MI-10]

    MI • R

    Sponsored 2/21/2025

  • Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 6/27/2025

  • Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7]

    GA • R

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  • Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38]

    TX • R

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  • Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1]

    AZ • R

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  • Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]

    AL • R

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  • Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]

    FL • R

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  • Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3]

    SC • R

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  • Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]

    MS • R

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  • Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]

    MO • R

    Sponsored 8/19/2025

  • Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 8/26/2025

  • Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 9/2/2025

  • Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 9/2/2025

  • Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 9/2/2025

  • Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 9/3/2025

  • Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]

    UT • R

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7]

    MO • R

    Sponsored 9/15/2025

  • Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 9/15/2025

  • Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 9/15/2025

  • Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]

    VA • R

    Sponsored 9/16/2025

  • Rep. Moore, Riley M. [R-WV-2]

    WV • R

    Sponsored 9/16/2025

  • Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 9/19/2025

  • Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8]

    NC • R

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  • Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3]

    MO • R

    Sponsored 10/8/2025

  • Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 10/8/2025

  • Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]

    KY • R

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  • Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]

    MD • R

    Sponsored 10/28/2025

  • Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 12/3/2025

  • Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 12/3/2025

  • Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 12/3/2025

  • Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 12/3/2025

  • Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 12/15/2025

  • Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5]

    VA • R

    Sponsored 12/18/2025

  • Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 2/3/2026

  • Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 2/17/2026

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